Darjeeling Set to Establish India’s First Himalayan Salamander Sanctuary to Protect Rare Species

Amitava Banerjee, MP, September 18, 2026, Darjeeling: Darjeeling Hills is all set to become home to India’s first Salamander sanctuary. Very soon these ‘living fossils’ will be provided with a safe habitat in different wetland areas of Kurseong. The Himalayan Sala mander ( Tylototriton himalayanus ) is an ancient amphibian often described as a ‘living fossil ’. This rare, warty-skinned creature th